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# Sr. Manager, Learning Design (Delhi/Bengaluru) at Coursera

- **Company:** Coursera
- **Location:** India
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coursera/jobs/6238257004

## Job description

## About Coursera + Udemy

Coursera and Udemy are now one company, bringing together two mission-driven brands to create the world’s most powerful platform for turning learning into progress. Together, we help more than 300 million learners and 12,000+ enterprise customers build the skills they need for a world being reshaped by AI. Read more about the combined company by visiting our [blog](https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/).

Why join us now?

AI is transforming how people learn, work, and grow, and the need for new skills has never been greater. Coursera brings trusted content and credentials from leading university and industry partners, while Udemy brings a dynamic skills marketplace and global network of real-world experts. By combining these strengths, we can connect more people and organizations to the skills they need, when they need them.

Shape what comes next

By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to reshape how the world learns and applies skills—and help millions of people participate in the new economy. Bring your ideas, expertise, and perspective to meaningful work that can make a difference at global scale.

About the Team:

Coursera’s Global Skills & Credentials org empowers learners, partners, and enterprise customers to achieve their goals. We improve the learning experience through innovative systems, scalable solutions, and close collaboration with partners and vendors to deliver high-quality content. As champions of the Coursera community, we align cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Within the Global Skills & Credentials org, the Teaching & Learning team brings together learning design experts and researchers who provide best practices, training, and consulting for content development. We work closely with global partners, content creators, and cross-functional teams to design and scale transformational learning experiences, using research, experimentation, and data insights to improve learner satisfaction, engagement, and outcomes.

About the Role:

The Sr. Manager, Learning Design, is a full-time, India-based role responsible for leading and evolving Coursera’s Learning Design team, a group of experts dedicated to designing, prototyping, producing, and measuring the impact of  innovative, scalable learning experiences. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Coursera’s global learning content meets the highest pedagogical standards, while driving operational excellence and innovation across our design models and APAC partnerships.

In this role, you’ll lead a growing team of learning designers focused on delivering high-quality content through Coursera’s partners, production vendors, and internal development initiatives. You will set strategic direction, define team goals, develop talent and establish efficient processes that enable the creation of scalable content models and learning analytics systems while partnering closely with global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team: Hire, coach, and develop a team of learning designers, setting clear goals and accountability while empowering the team to deliver innovative, scalable learning experiences that reflect Coursera’s commitment to high-quality education for all.
- Establish Learning Design Excellence: Define clear goals, standards, and workflows that drive consistency, efficiency, and pedagogical rigor across Coursera’s content ecosystem.
- Collaborate Across Teams and Regions: Partner with Teaching & Learning, Partner Enablement, Product, Content Optimization and other global teams to align design initiatives with learner impact and organizational goals.
- Drive Innovation in Learning Design: Lead experimentation with new content models, AI-enabled technologies, and design approaches to enhance engagement and scalability across APAC and global audiences.
- Use Data to Inform and Improve: Leverage performance metrics and learner insights to guide design decisions, measure success, and continuously improve content quality.
- Foster an Inclusive and Collaborative Culture: Build a team environment that values creativity, open feedback, collaboration and professional growth—helping every designer do their best work in service of Coursera’s mission.

## Basic Qualifications

- 10+ years of experience in instructional design, learning experience design, curriculum development, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience managing or leading design teams, with a proven ability to develop talent and foster collaboration
- Strong understanding of learning theory, instructional design models, and best practices for online learning
- Experience working with higher education institutions, industry partners, and/or subject matter experts in online course design
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working with global, cross-functional teams in a distributed or matrixed environment.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Education, Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, or a related field
- Experience with learning analytics, data-driven content optimization, and using learner or content performance insights to improve learning experiences.
- Demonstrated ability to lead innovation in instructional design, including the effective use of AI and emerging technologies and scalable content models
- Demonstrated success in managing complex projects from concept to delivery, including vendor and stakeholder coordination
- Experience working cross-functionally in a global organization

## #LI-SG1

For more information about how Coursera collects and uses your personal information, please see our [Coursera + Udemy Global Applicant Privacy Notice](https://files.clinchtalent.com/1d7f2c0f91ebf75d580f56447fa54859/2acb24eb91f1e23b90ac9e9285de5aaf/Global%20Applicant%20Privacy%20Notice.pdf).

To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page.

If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our [Fraudulent Activity Submission Form.](https://forms.gle/Mb8UktwuaJAukb3H7)

Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at recruiting@coursera.org.

## About Coursera

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Coursera is a global online learning platform that partners with leading universities and companies to offer courses, certificates, and degrees, enabling individuals and organizations to build job-relevant skills.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: COUR)
- **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: EdTech, online learning, professional development and credentialing
- **Target customers**: B2C (individual learners), B2B (enterprises and teams via Coursera for Business), B2G (governments and institutions)
- **Mission**: “To provide universal access to world-class learning” [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/about)

## Products & Services
- **Courses & Specializations**: Free and paid online courses across AI, data science, business, health, and more, often with shareable certificates.
- **Professional Certificates**: Job-aligned programs co-created with employers like Google, IBM, and Microsoft (e.g., Google Cybersecurity, IBM Data Analyst).
- **Online Degrees**: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from accredited universities in fields such as computer science, data, and business.
- **Coursera Plus**: Annual subscription offering unlimited access to most courses, Specializations, and Professional Certificates.
- **Coursera for Business (Teams & Enterprise)**: Enterprise learning platform with analytics, skills benchmarking, and tailored workforce training. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/)
- **AI-Powered Features**: Coach (personalized guide), Role Play, Course Builder, and Skills Tracks — all designed to deliver scalable, personalized learning.
- **Udemy Merger (Pending)**: In December 2025, Coursera announced a definitive agreement to combine with Udemy, creating one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms (all-stock transaction, subject to approvals). [investor.coursera.com](https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2026/Coursera-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in provided sources (public company; market cap fluctuates and is not disclosed in the search results).
- **Key Metric**: Full-year 2025 revenue of $757 million (up 9% YoY). Guidance for 2026: $805–815 million. [investor.coursera.com](https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2026/Coursera-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Over 375 university and industry partners including Google, IBM, Microsoft, Stanford, Yale, and Anthropic. Key shareholders: New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Andrew Ng (Chairman).
- **Growth Signals**: 197 million registered learners as of Dec 31, 2025; 93% net retention rate for paid enterprise customers; Q4 2025 revenue growth of 10% YoY; India development center expected to drive 33% of product innovation by 2027; merger with Udemy to expand reach.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Trusted Credentials**: Courses and certificates issued directly by top universities and industry leaders (Google, IBM, etc.), widely recognized by employers.
- **AI-Powered Personalization**: Generative AI features (Coach, Role Play, Course Builder) differentiate the learning experience.
- **Scale & Catalog**: One of the largest online learning catalogs globally, covering high-demand fields like GenAI, data science, and cybersecurity. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/)
- **Public Benefit Corporation & B Corp**: Demonstrates commitment to social impact and accessible education.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Continuing to embed AI across the platform to improve learning outcomes and instructor/partner tools.
- **Udemy Combination**: Completing the merger with Udemy to create the most comprehensive skills platform for both individual learners and enterprises.
- **India Expansion**: Building a cross-functional development center in India (product, engineering, data, design) to drive local and global innovation. [careers.coursera.com](https://careers.coursera.com/india-tech-jobs)
- **Enterprise & Government Upskilling**: Scaling Coursera for Business to serve larger organizations and public sector clients worldwide.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Impact**: Mission-driven environment focused on transforming lives through learning. Annual “Make-A-Thon” encourages innovation across teams.
- **Career Growth**: Extensive careers rubric, opportunities to work on high-impact projects, and early influence in new geographies (e.g., India Tech Jobs).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly defined in provided materials, but roles are located in Mountain View (HQ) and India (Delhi/NCR); likely offers hybrid or remote flexibility.
- **Engineering & Product Teams**: Cross-functional setup in India covering enterprise payments, machine translations, API platform, and notifications — with autonomy to execute independently. [careers.coursera.com](https://careers.coursera.com/india-tech-jobs)
- **Diverse Roles**: Current openings include Content Production Manager, Instructional Designer, Learning Designer, Degree Program Operations Specialist, and more. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coursera)

## Sources
1. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/about) – About Coursera
2. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/) – Main site (product details, FAQs)
3. [investor.coursera.com](https://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2026/Coursera-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx) – Q4 & FY2025 Financial Results
4. [careers.coursera.com](https://careers.coursera.com/india-tech-jobs) – India Tech Jobs page (development center info)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coursera) – Careers page (open positions)

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